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If the Build Back Better Act becomes law, the United States will no longer be the only industrialized nation without a federal paid leave policy.
“It is long overdue that the United States joins the rest of the world and makes a commitment to enact permanent, comprehensive and inclusive paid family and medical leave for all,” writes Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) in this op-ed.
Build Back Better’s provisions to lower childcare costs, improve the quality of early education and increase wages will provide immediate relief to families hit hardest by the pandemic.
The more than 1 million moms still out of the workforce will begin to return to work, and others will be able to increase their hours and earnings.
City Councilor Michelle Wu has shattered Boston’s glass ceiling—she will be the first woman and person of color elected as mayor in the city’s history.
“One of my sons asked me the other night if boys can be elected mayor of Boston. They have been, and they will again someday, but not tonight,” Wu told supporters Tuesday. “On this day, Boston elected your mom because, from every corner of our city, Boston has spoken.”
The release of the first-ever National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality Strategy is an ambitious plan. But ambitious priorities require a significant budget to match, in order for them to take root.
Young people’s continued struggle is an indictment of our “recovery.” A year ago, we knew that the COVID-19 pandemic was taking a particularly brutal toll on youth and young adults. One year later, the portrait remains virtually unchanged.
But there is still an opportunity to change course and make investments that prioritize young people.
If Roe v. Wade falls, 26 states will likely ban abortion, forcing pregnant women to travel long distances to reach their nearest abortion clinics—if they can afford it.
Clinics in destination states would be unlikely to have the capacity to accommodate all the new patients and that many destination states also have onerous restrictions that increase barriers to abortion, such as waiting periods, two-trip requirements and parental consent.
The U.S. lags behind countries across the globe in terms of supporting working women and families. Most countries guarantee workers paid family leave and offer generous support for childcare. Not the United States. But that may soon change—at least in part.
Since August, tens of thousands of Afghan allies left behind have struggled against the new, oppressive Taliban government. The U.S. has the means to help our allies, and the Biden administration should take measures to ensure the protection and safety of innocent Afghans.
Voters in more than one-third of the country enjoy some form of an Election Day holiday.
Ms. reporter Lisa Rabasca Roepe sat down with EMILY’s List president Laphonza Butler to discuss her experience as the first Black woman and first mother to run EMILY’s List and the importance of women’s political leadership.